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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention



[60 Day-08-08BM]



 
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 

Recommendations



    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 

To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a 

copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960 

and send comments to Maryam I. Daneshvar, CDC Acting Reports Clearance 

Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail 

to omb@cdc.gov.

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 

to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 

including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 

forms of information technology. Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice.



Proposed Project



    An Examination of the Implementation of the Safe Dates Program 

Under Naturalistic Conditions--New--National Center for Injury 

Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC).



Background and Brief Description



    The specific aims of this study are to conduct a survey that will 

allow for a greater understanding of the implementation of the Safe 

Dates program in a real-world context among parties that purchase the 

curriculum directly from the publisher (Hazelden Foundation), to 

describe circumstances leading up to the purchase decision, to examine 

the extent to which the program is implemented as designed and tested 

(i.e., with fidelity), and to identify circumstances that support or 

hinder high-fidelity implementation of this evidence-based dating 

violence prevention program. The proposed study presents a unique 

opportunity to directly gather information from curriculum purchasers 

and program implementers who typically are not involved in 

implementation research but who are likely to represent real-world 

implementers of evidence-based curricula.

    There is an increasing trend for publishing houses to buy the 

rights to evidence-based curricula directly from the developer. 

However, little information exists to determine whether or not those 

who purchase the curricula implement it as intended. If not, then 

program benefits may not be achieved. This project will allow CDC to 

determine whether or not one evidence-based program, Safe Dates, is 

implemented as intended, and will inform CDC's efforts to facilitate 

the widespread but effective implementation of evidence-based 

curricula.

    With support from the publishing company, the investigation will 

seek participation from an estimated 1,000 organizations and/or 

individuals who purchased the curriculum and who know about how it was 

implemented. A particular focus will be placed on investigating the 

extent to which the program, which includes 9 classroom sessions, a 

play, and a poster contest, was implemented with fidelity. This is 

important given that there is no evidence of program effectiveness if 

less than the full curriculum is delivered.

    All data will be collected through Web-based questionnaires. The 

design of these questionnaires is informed by a theoretical model 

grounded in the organizational behavior, psychology and healthcare 

planning literatures that illuminates factors and processes expected to 

impact the decision to implement evidence-based programs and, also, the 

extent to which these programs are implemented with fidelity. 

Consequently, items included in the Web questionnaires are adapted from 

existing scales with known reliability. The questionnaires will include 

a section on characteristics of the purchasing organization, factors 

that lead to the decision to purchase the curriculum, and questions 

related to whether the program was implemented as intended.

    A snowball sampling technique will be used to recruit survey 

respondents. First, an initial letter on CDC letterhead will be sent by 

the publisher to roughly 1,000 individuals known to have purchased the 

curriculum. This information is available from a mailing list kept by 

the publisher. Second, individuals on the mailing list will be asked to 

complete the survey and to provide contact information for other 

individuals known to have implemented the curriculum. And third, these 

individuals will be asked to complete the survey and provide other 

relevant contacts. The survey and lead letter will state on the opening 

screen that participation in the study is voluntary. Informed consent 

will be obtained from all participants prior to completing the surveys.

    Roughly 1,000 lead letters will be mailed and it is expected 500 

surveys will be completed.

    There are no costs to respondents except their time to complete 

surveys.



                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours

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                                                 Estimated        Number of      Average burden  Estimated total

                 Respondents                     number of      responses per     per response      burden (in

                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)         hours)

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Web-survey..................................             500                1            27/60              225

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    Total...................................  ...............  ...............  ...............             225

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    Dated: August 18, 2008.

Maryam I. Daneshvar,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention.

[FR Doc. E8-19728 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]

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